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  1. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  2. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  3. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  4. adoration
    the act of admiring strongly
  5. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  6. ethereal
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
  7. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  8. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  9. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  10. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  11. agnostic
    a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable
  12. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  13. congenital
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  14. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  15. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
  16. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  17. minion
    a servile or fawning dependent
  18. uxorial
    befitting or characteristic of a wife
  19. entreat
    ask for or request earnestly
  20. appurtenance
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  21. perspicacious
    mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
  22. temerity
    fearless daring
  23. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
  24. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  25. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  26. intransigence
    stubborn refusal to compromise or change
  27. atavistic
    characteristic of a throwback
  28. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  29. cabal
    a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue
  30. remiss
    failing in what duty requires
  31. languor
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  32. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  33. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  34. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  35. debauchery
    a wild gathering
  36. bane
    something causing misery or death
  37. indolence
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  38. bemuse
    cause to be confused emotionally
  39. moribund
    being on the point of death
  40. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  41. senescence
    the property characteristic of old age
  42. requital
    an act of requiting; returning in kind
  43. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  44. piquant
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  45. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  46. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  47. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  48. reciprocity
    a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
  49. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  50. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  51. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  52. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
  53. erstwhile
    belonging to some prior time
  54. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  55. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  56. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  57. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  58. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
  59. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  60. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  61. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  62. reproof
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  63. atheist
    someone who denies the existence of god
  64. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  65. axiomatic
    evident without proof or argument
  66. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  67. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  68. edification
    uplifting enlightenment
  69. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  70. connubial
    relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses
  71. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  72. edacious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  73. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  74. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  75. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  76. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  77. ingratiate
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  78. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  79. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  80. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  81. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  82. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  83. lethargy
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  84. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  85. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  86. chastity
    abstaining from sexual relations
  87. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  88. patronize
    provide support for
  89. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  90. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  91. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  92. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  93. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  94. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  95. cynic
    someone who is critical of the motives of others
  96. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  97. dissolute
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  98. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  99. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  100. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
  101. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  102. continence
    voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
  103. troth
    a solemn pledge of fidelity
  104. infelicity
    inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style
  105. ersatz
    an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
  106. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  107. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  108. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  109. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  110. panache
    distinctive and stylish elegance
  111. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  112. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  113. allegation
    a formal accusation against somebody
  114. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  115. iniquitous
    characterized by injustice or wickedness
  116. salubrious
    promoting health
  117. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  118. axiom
    a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
  119. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  120. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  121. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  122. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  123. precatory
    expressing entreaty or supplication
  124. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  125. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  126. scintillate
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  127. deprecatory
    tending to diminish or disparage
  128. ribald
    humorously vulgar
  129. expeditious
    marked by speed and efficiency
  130. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
  131. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  132. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  133. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
  134. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  135. nascent
    being born or beginning
  136. languish
    become feeble
  137. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  138. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  139. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  140. chaste
    abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
  141. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  142. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  143. putative
    purported
  144. palatable
    acceptable to the taste or mind
  145. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  146. pundit
    an expert who publicly gives opinions via mass media
  147. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  148. furtive
    secret and sly
  149. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  150. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  151. expound
    add details to clarify an idea
  152. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  153. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  154. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  155. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  156. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  157. insensate
    devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
  158. insouciance
    a casual or lighthearted feeling of unconcern
  159. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  160. crassitude
    the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement
  161. liturgy
    a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
  162. concubinage
    cohabitation without being legally married
  163. immolate
    kill as a sacrifice, especially by fire
  164. ambit
    an area in which something operates or has power or control
  165. objurgate
    censure severely
  166. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  167. ipso facto
    by the fact itself
  168. trollop
    a woman adulterer
  169. Gnosticism
    a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
  170. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  171. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  172. repartee
    adroitness and cleverness in reply
  173. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  174. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  175. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  176. graven
    cut into a desired shape
  177. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  178. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  179. sympathy
    sharing the feelings of others, especially sorrow or anguish
  180. spurious
    plausible but false
  181. slake
    satisfy, as thirst
  182. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  183. highbrow
    highly cultured or educated
  184. efflorescence
    the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
  185. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  186. choleric
    characterized by anger
  187. prandial
    of or relating to a meal
  188. renascent
    rising again as to new life and vigor
  189. catechist
    one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism
  190. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  191. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  192. ingurgitate
    overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
  193. existential
    relating to or dealing with the state of being
  194. opprobrious
    expressing offensive reproach
  195. tropism
    an involuntary orienting response
  196. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  197. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  198. libertine
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  199. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  200. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  201. excrescence
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  202. usufruct
    a legal right to use and profit from someone else's property
  203. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  204. innuendo
    an indirect and usually malicious implication
  205. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
  206. impolitic
    lacking tact, shrewdness, or prudence
  207. exigent
    demanding immediate attention
  208. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  209. concupiscence
    a desire for sexual intimacy
  210. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  211. panoply
    a complete and impressive array
  212. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  213. sapient
    acutely insightful and wise
  214. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  215. asseverate
    state categorically
  216. preternatural
    existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
  217. spite
    meanness or nastiness
  218. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  219. ad hoc
    for or concerned with one specific purpose
  220. cosset
    treat with excessive indulgence
  221. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  222. anathematize
    curse or declare to be evil
  223. coquette
    talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  224. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  225. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  226. predispose
    make susceptible
  227. vassalage
    the state of a serf
  228. denude
    make bare or strip of a covering
  229. soporific
    inducing sleep
  230. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  231. atrocious
    shockingly brutal or cruel
  232. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
  233. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  234. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  235. prostitute
    someone who engages in sexual contact for money
  236. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  237. effulgence
    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
  238. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  239. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  240. apoplectic
    marked by extreme anger
  241. comportment
    manner of behaving or conducting oneself; bearing
  242. catechumen
    a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
  243. invoke
    request earnestly; ask for aid or protection
  244. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  245. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  246. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  247. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  248. idiot savant
    person who is mentally challenged but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory)
  249. laconic
    brief and to the point
  250. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  251. emolument
    compensation received by virtue of holding an office
  252. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  253. epiphany
    a usually sudden insight, perception, or understanding of something
  254. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  255. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  256. cavalier
    showing a lack of concern or seriousness
  257. scrofulous
    afflicted with scrofula
  258. gaucherie
    the quality of being rustic or gauche
  259. lucubrate
    discuss in a scholarly way, especially in writing
  260. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  261. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  262. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  263. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  264. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  265. confabulate
    talk socially without exchanging too much information
  266. equanimous
    calm in mind or temper; in full control of one's faculties
  267. concubine
    a woman who cohabits with an important man
  268. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply
  269. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  270. sycophantic
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  271. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  272. a priori
    reasoned from a general principle to a necessary effect
  273. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  274. anatomize
    dissect in order to analyze
  275. corporeal
    having material or physical form or substance
  276. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  277. bathos
    a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
  278. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
  279. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  280. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  281. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  282. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  283. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  284. chimera
    a grotesque product of the imagination
  285. milieu
    the environmental condition
  286. specious
    plausible but false
  287. slate
    fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into layers
  288. hortatory
    giving strong encouragement
  289. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  290. effloresce
    come into or as if into flower
  291. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  292. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  293. solipsism
    the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
  294. Angst
  295. catechism
    an elementary book summarizing the principles of a religion
  296. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  297. insurgency
    an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a government
  298. surcease
    a stopping
  299. paroxysm
    a sudden uncontrollable attack
  300. imbroglio
    an intricate and confusing interpersonal situation
  301. jeremiad
    a long and mournful complaint
  302. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  303. punctilio
    a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
  304. comity
    a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility
  305. perquisite
    an incidental benefit for certain types of employment
  306. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  307. pusillanimity
    contemptible fearfulness
  308. aggrandizement
    the act of increasing the prestige or power of something
  309. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  310. injectant
    any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
  311. regale
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  312. numinous
    of or relating to or characteristic of a spirit
  313. interstice
    small opening between things
  314. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  315. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  316. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  317. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  318. duty assignment
    a duty that you are assigned to perform
  319. elan
    enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness
  320. outre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  321. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  322. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  323. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  324. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  325. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  326. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  327. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  328. mendicancy
    the state of being a beggar or mendicant
  329. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  330. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  331. altruist
    someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
  332. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  333. catholic
    comprehensive or broad-minded in tastes and interests
  334. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  335. benighted
    overtaken by darkness
  336. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  337. venue
    the scene of any event or action
  338. metastasize
    spread throughout the body
  339. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
  340. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  341. crepuscular
    like or relating to twilight; dim
  342. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  343. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  344. ineluctable
    impossible to avoid or evade
  345. puissance
    power to influence or coerce
  346. provident
    giving something useful for the future
  347. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  348. scion
    a descendent or heir
  349. exude
    release in drops or small quantities
  350. anfractuous
    full of twists and turns
  351. latitudinarian
    unwilling to accept authority or dogma
  352. blandish
    praise somewhat dishonestly
  353. periphrasis
    an act of expressing things in an indirect or roundabout way
  354. alms
    money or goods contributed to the poor
  355. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  356. kitsch
    excessively gaudy or sentimental art
  357. adjure
    command solemnly
  358. utile
    being of use or service
  359. grim
    harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
  360. phlegm
    saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages
  361. saturnalia
    a wild gathering
  362. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  363. nemesis
    a personal foe or rival that cannot be easily defeated
  364. discombobulate
    cause to be confused emotionally
  365. usurious
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  366. conjoin
    make contact or come together
  367. inimitable
    matchless
  368. flocculent
    having a fluffy or woolly character or appearance
  369. clamorous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  370. rapport
    a relationship of mutual understanding between people
  371. luminescent
    emitting light not caused by heat
  372. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
  373. incandescent
    emitting light as a result of being heated
  374. candent
    emitting light as a result of being heated
  375. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  376. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  377. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  378. repatriate
    send someone back to his homeland against his will
  379. shriek
    sharp piercing cry
  380. occult
    supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
  381. reconnoiter
    explore, often with a goal of finding something or somebody
  382. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  383. queasy
    causing or able to cause nausea
  384. squeamish
    easily disturbed or disgusted by unpleasant things
  385. poaching
    cooking in simmering liquid
  386. rile
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  387. assiduously
    with care and persistence
  388. deceitful
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness
  389. fraudulent
    intended to deceive
  390. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  391. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
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